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Economic Data Resources

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Some databases otherwise restricted to the Law School or the UT-Austin community may be available to patrons who use on-site computers within the Library.

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General Resources

Resources for Economics on the InternetAvailable to the public

Economic data sets from the American Economic Association.
http://rfe.org/


WebEcAvailable to the public

Economics Data collections from WebEc
http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/webecc8d.html


United States

Congressional Budget OfficeAvailable to the public

"Publishes analytical studies, which explore economic and budgetary issues involving the federal government."
http://www.cbo.gov/


EconDataAvailable to the public

Economic time series data from the University of Maryland.
http://inforumweb.umd.edu/econdata/econdata.html

EconData.NetAvailable to the public

"Designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data."
http://www.econdata.net/

Economagic.comAvailable to the public

Economic Time series data arranged by region and source.
http://www.economagic.com/

Economic IndicatorsAvailable to the public

"Provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance."
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/index.html

Economic Indicators.govAvailable to the public
Timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.
http://www.economicindicators.gov/

Economic Report of the PresidentAvailable to the public

Contains extensive appendices with data.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/


Economic Statistics Briefing RoomAvailable to the public

Find current economic indicators.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html

FedStatsAvailable to the public

Access to federal statistics and information produced by more than 70 federal agencies.
http://www.fedstats.gov/

Federal Reserve System OnlineAvailable to the public

http://www.federalreserveonline.org/

Most requested statistics from the Federal Reserve Board (Cornell University)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/mostRequestedStatistics.html

ALFRED
"Using ALFRED® you can retrieve vintage versions of data that were available on specific dates in history. In general, economic data for past observation periods are revised as more accurate estimates become available. As a result, previous vintages of data can be superseded and may no longer be available from various data sources. Vintage data allows academics to reproduce others research, build more accurate forecasting models, and analyze economic policy decisions using the data available at the time."
http://research.stlouisfed.org/tips/alfred/

The Beige Book

Provides a summary of current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2006/

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Statistics tracking the southwest regional economy.
http://dallasfed.org/data/index.html

Federal Reserve Economic Research and Data

Economic data from the central bank of the United States.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/rnd.htm

Federal Reserve Statistics

Releases and historical data from the central bank of the United States.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/

FRASER
"On this web site you will find links to scanned images (in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF format) of historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents."
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/

FRED

Federal Reserve Economic data, downloadable.
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Bank and Data StatisticsAvailable to the public

Use searchable databases to find information on specific banks, their branches, and the industry
http://www.fdic.gov/bank/statistical/index.html

FDIC Regional Economic Conditions (RECON)

Analysis of risks facing financial institutions.
http://www2.fdic.gov/recon/

FDIC Statistics on Banking

Provides detailed aggregate financial information as well as key structural data (number of institutions and branches) for all FDIC-insured institutions.
http://www2.fdic.gov/SDI/SOB/

LexisNexis StatisticalAvailable to the UT-community

Provides indexing and abstracts for federal, state, and international statistical publications as well as selected business and professional publications containing statistics. Approximately 20% of the federal statistical publications are available in full text.
Includes all content from the American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and Index to International Statistics (IIS).
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=226


National Bureau of Economic ResearchAvailable to the UT-community

Provides economic research for public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=255

PolicyFileAvailable to the UT-community
An electronic database indexing research and publication abstracts in the field of public policy research and analysis. Includes public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers. Where available, access to home pages, electronic mail addresses and full text are made available within individual abstracts.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=285

Regulatory Impact Analyses (RIA) DatabasesAvailable to the public
"American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institute Joint Center has created the first centralized online database of RIAs and related Federal Register notices.  The databases cover the economic impact of regulations on society."  
http://www.aei-brookings.org/publications/index.php?tab=topics&topicid=56

United States Bureau of Economic AnalysisAvailable to the public

"The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner."
http://www.bea.gov/
Most requested statistics from BEA (Cornell University)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/mostRequestedStatistics.html

United States Bureau of Labor StatisticsAvailable to the public

Extensive economic data site from the U.S. Department of Labor.
http://www.bls.gov/

Most requested statistics from BLS (Cornell University)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/mostRequestedStatistics.html

United States Census BureauAvailable to the public

www.census.gov

Most requested statistics from the Census Bureau (Cornell University)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/mostRequestedStatistics.html

American FactFinder

Primary site from the U.S. Census Bureau.
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Census Bureau Economic Programs

The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/

County and City Data Book

Provides a wealth of statistical data for counties, standard metropolitan statistical areas and cities.
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html

Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, Pt. 1-2
Part 1:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS55561
Part 2:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS55811
http://digitalarchive.oclc.org/request?id%3Doclcnum%3A56992924

State Data Center

Makes data available locally to the public through a network of state agencies, universities, libraries, and regional and local governments
http://www.census.gov/sdc/www/index.html

Statistical Abstract of the United States

The basic manual for U.S. data.
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html

International Resources

Bank for International SettlementsAvailable to the public

"The BIS international financial statistics are a unique source of information on various elements of the global financial system. They include data on:
-the cross-border lending and borrowing of internationally active banks in key financial centres, including offshore centres (banking statistics)
-issuing activity in international and domestic securities markets (securities statistics)
-operations in over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives markets (derivatives statistics)
-operations in the global foreign exchange markets (foreign exchange statistics)
-external debt positions of individual countries based on BIS banking and securities statistics as well as on data from other international organisations (external debt statistics)
-payment and settlement systems in major financial centres (payment statistics)"
http://www.bis.org/statistics/index.htm

Britannica OnlineAvailable to the UT-community

Choose "world data" in the left column to find statistical data by country.
http://search.eb.com/

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Available to the public
"Goal is to enhance the quality of economic policy-making within Europe and beyond."  Choose "Data" from the top menu bar.
http://www.cepr.org/default_static.htm

Economic Growth Data SetsAvailable to the public

List of important economic growth data sets.
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Economics/Growth/

Europa World OnlineAvailable to the UT-community

Covers political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=401

EurostatAvailable to the public

Statistical Agency for the European Union.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat

Governments on the WWWAvailable to the public

Check the official ministry Web sites for statistical information.
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/

Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal Index of Economic FreedomAvailable to the public
Offers an "empirical framework for understanding why some countries have higher standards of living and/or grow faster."

http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/index.cfm


Human Development ReportAvailable to the public

Presents a wealth of statistical information on different aspects of human development.
http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/

International Financial StatisticsAvailable to the UT-community

Provides statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance from the International Monetary Fund.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=389

IMF Financial Data

Financial data from the International Monetary Fund.
http://www.imf.org/external/fin.htm

IMF World Economic Outlook Databases

The WEO database is created during the biannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercise.
http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28

LexisNexis StatisticalAvailable to the UT-community

Provides indexing and abstracts for federal, state, and international statistical publications as well as selected business and professional publications containing statistics. Approximately 20% of the federal statistical publications are available in full text.
Includes all content from the American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and Index to International Statistics (IIS).
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=226

National Statistical InstitutesAvailable to the public

Directory of Statistical Institutes.
http://www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/informatie/publiek/links/regionaal/europa/default.htm

National Statistical OfficesAvailable to the public

Directory of Statistical Offices.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/inter-natlinks/sd_natstat.htm

OECD Statistics PortalAvailable to the public
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development statistics site.
http://www.oecd.org/statsportal/0,2639,en_2825_293564_1_1_1_1_1,00.html

Resources for Economics on the InternetAvailable to the public

World and non-U.S. data sets from the American Economic Association.
http://rfe.org/


SourceOECDAvailable to the UT-community

The online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Comprises 20 Studies by Themes for monographs and reports; 24 periodicals online; some reference titles online; and the OECD statistical databases online.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=335

Statesman's Yearbook

Contains extensive data by country.
Perry-Castañeda (Main) Library (PCL)
Reference JA51 S7

UNECE Common Statistical DatabaseAvailable to the public

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe data sets.
http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/Dialog/statfile1_new.asp

United Nations and International Statistics ProgrammesAvailable to the public

Statistical information from the United Nations.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/inter-natlinks/sd_intstat.htm

United Nations National Accounts Main Aggregates Database

"The Economic Statistics Branch of the United Nations Statistics Division maintains this National Accounts Statistics database of main national accounts aggregates. It is the product of a global cooperation effort between the United Nations Statistics Division, international statistical agencies and the national statistical services of more than 200 countries and is in accordance with the request of the Statistical Commission that the most recent available data on national accounts of as many countries and areas as possible be published and disseminated regularly."
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp

United Nations Statistics Division

"The Statistics Division is committed to the advancement of the global statistical system. We compile and disseminate global statistical information."
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/

UNBISnetAvailable to the UT-community
Catalogue of UN publications and documentation indexed by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=364

U.S. Department of Agriculture – Economic Research ServiceAvailable to the public
The International Macroeconomic Data Set provides data from 1969 through 2017 for real (adjusted for inflation) gross domestic product (GDP), population, real exchange rates, and other variables for the 190 countries and 34 regions that are most important for U.S. agricultural trade.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/Macroeconomics/

WIDER: World Income Inequality Database
"Collects and stores information on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries."
http://www.wider.unu.edu/research/Database/en_GB/database/

World Bank Data and StatisticsAvailable to the public
"The data presented here are the most widely-used, official-source development data from the World Bank and other international agencies."

http://www.worldbank.org

World Development Indicators OnlineAvailable to the UT-community

1960 - present. (World Bank) Updated monthly. An extensive collection of data about development. Provides more than 550 times series covering demographic, social, economic, financial, natural resources and environmental topics for more than 200 countries and 18 country groups. You can choose several ways of displaying the data: index, percentage change, and graphs, and can export the result in standard formats.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=465

Global Development FinanceAvailable to the UT-community
Updated regularly. Provides a comprehensive view of prospects from the global economy along with the implications for developing countries' external finance. Presents detailed data for 137 countries that report public and publicly guaranteed debt under the World Bank Debtor Reporting System. Internal debt stocks and flows, major economic aggregates, and debt restructuring are provided for 1970, 1980, 1990, and 1993 through 1999.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=466

World FactbookAvailable to the public

Country information and data.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html


World Trade Organization Statistics DatabaseAvailable to the public

International data sets on world trade.
http://stat.wto.org/Home/WSDBHome.aspx?Language=

For additional economic data resources, consult:

University of Texas Libraries- Statistics and Demographics
contains Texas Statistics as well as U.S. and International Resources.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/statistics.html

Tarlton Law Library Government Documents - Statistics
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/vlibrary/govdocs/stats.html

University of Texas Libraries - Government Information
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/government/index.html

University of Texas Libraries - International Business
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/business/internat.html

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